Ezekiel 5:17

“And I will send against you famine and fierce animals, and they will bereave you; and pestilence and blood will pass through you, and the sword I will bring upon you. I, YHWH, have spoken.””

Ezekiel 5:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 5:17, word by word

And I will sendשִׁלַּחְתִּיshilachti

send

To send someone or something.

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famineרָעָבraav

famine, hunger

Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.

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and fierceרָעָהraa

bad

Poor in quality, unpleasant to look at, or downcast.

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animalsחַיָּהchaya

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

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and they will bereave youשִׁכְּלֻshiklu

bereave

To make someone lose his children, in war or as punishment.

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and pestilenceדֶבֶרdever

plague, pestilence

Pestilence: a disease that kills many in a short time.

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and bloodדָםdam

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

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will pass through youיַעֲבָרyaavar

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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and the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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I will bringאָבִיאavi

bring

To bring something or someone.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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have spokenדִּבַּרְתִּיdibarti

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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The context

16When I send the evil arrows of famine against them, which are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you, and famine I will add on you, and I will break for you the staff of bread.

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